The Bengal Files: Bollywood film director Vivek Agnihotri has made serious allegations and said that the Kolkata Police suddenly stopped the trailer launch of his upcoming film ‘The Bengal Files’. The event was to be held at a five-star hotel in the city on Friday afternoon, where the film team was present. According to the information, all the preparations for the trailer launch were complete, but suddenly, the policemen intervened and stopped the event. The officers present on the spot refused to make any comment.
Director’s displeasure and questions
Vivek Agnihotri reacted sharply to this entire incident. He said, “If this is not dictatorship or fascism, then what is it? Law and order have completely failed in your state. This is why everyone is supporting ‘The Bengal Files’.” Agnihotri claimed that some unknown people reached the hotel and cut all the technical wires installed there. He also raised the question of whose orders all this is being done under, whereas the program was decided only after all the necessary tests and approvals.
Pallavi Joshi’s anger
The film’s lead actress, Pallavi Joshi, also expressed her displeasure. She said that she was shocked to see that the trailer of her film was stopped in this way. Pallavi questioned, “Is there freedom of expression in this state? Why are filmmakers and artists not allowed to show their creativity? What threat do they have from our film?”
She even said that “This did not happen even in Kashmir. Should we now assume that the situation in Kashmir is better than in Bengal?” According to Pallavi, this is the reason why films like ‘The Bengal Files’ need to be made so that people can know the truth.
Claim of political pressure
This week, Vivek Agnihotri also shared a video on the social media platform X, in which he claimed that a major multiplex chain also suddenly canceled his event. Agnihotri says that this decision was taken due to political pressure, which makes it clear that obstacles are being created at many levels regarding the film.
On whom is the film based?
‘The Bengal Files’ brings out the truth of the communal riots and violence that took place in undivided Bengal in the 1940s. The director says that the purpose of this film is to show that part of history about which the general public knows very little. The release date of the film has been fixed on September 5, and it is expected that it will spark a large-scale debate.
Discussion of the film increased amid controversy
Although the ban on the trailer launch and the controversy have troubled the film team, after this entire incident, the film has become the center of discussion. Now it remains to be seen how ‘The Bengal Files’ reaches the audience and whether this film will be able to open those pages of history that were kept silent till now.